Cast & creator
Evan Adams
Best known for The L Word, Da Vinci's Inquest, MythQuest
Evan Adams (born November 15, 1966) is a Coast Salish actor & physician from the Tla’amin First Nation near Powell River, BC, Canada. He is best known for his role as Thomas Builds-The-Fire in Smoke Signals (1999). Aside from his career in the arts, Evan has completed a Medical Doctorate from the University of Calgary in 2002.
Also known as: Evan Tiesla Adams
15
film credits
5
television credits
19
1986–2026 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (20)
Showing 20 of 20 credits
The L Word
Dr. Bell
2004
Da Vinci's Inquest
1998
MythQuest
Xahil
2001
Da Vinci's City Hall
2005
Black Christmas
Doctor
2006
Bones of Crows
Older Tim Whallach
2023
The Thaw
Professor Anderson
2009
Smoke Signals
Thomas Builds-the-Fire
1998
Lost in the Barrens
Awasis
1990
Lenny The Wonder Dog
Razel
2005
Lakota Moon
Throws it Down
1999
The Good Canadian
Self - Interviewee
2025
Rez Carz
(voice)
2014
Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave
Awasis
1992
Kayak to Klemtu
Dave
2018
The Business of Fancydancing
Seymour Polatkin
2002
Toby McTeague
Jacob
1986
təm kʷaθ nan Namesake
Director
2026
Indian Road Trip
Casper Manywords
2019
Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian
Ohiyesa (voice)
2018